Car runs red light, hits police car, five hurt

Car runs red light, hits police car, five hurt

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Story Published: Nov 1, 2007 at 11:00 PM PDT

Story Updated: Nov 2, 2007 at 9:02 AM PDT

By Anita Kissee and KATU Web Staff

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GRESHAM, Ore. - Five people - including a police officer, an inmate who was being taken to detox and an infant - ended up in the hospital Thursday night after a car careened through an intersection and struck a police cruiser.

The crash happened around 8:20 p.m. at the intersection of 242nd and Stark.

According to police, an SUV ran a red light and slammed into a police cruiser, which then hit a minivan, which then struck another vehicle.

Five people were taken to area hospitals. None had life-threatening injuries.

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